 | Leonard Pierce - Arithmetic - 1823 - 170 pages
...equal tof of that number, or equal to twice £. Therefore, to multiply any whole number by a fraction, Divide the whole number by the denominator of the...fraction^ and multiply the quotient by the numerator. Multiply 24by£. Ans. 18. Multiply 32 by |. , Ans. 20. Multiply 36 byf. Ans. 12. Multiply 42 by ^.... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Arithmetic - 1824 - 292 pages
...1224 is 18. 47 times 18 are 846. An*. 846 dollars. To find any fractional part of a number, divide the number by the denominator of the fraction, and multiply the. quotient by the numerator. V A man bought 5 yards of cloth for 28 dollars ; what was that a yard1? } of 2b is 5, and j of 30 is... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Arithmetic - 1826 - 264 pages
...is 18. 47 times are 18 are 846. Ans. 846 dollars. Tofind any fractional part of a number, divide the number by the denominator of the fraction, and multiply the quotient by the numerator. A man bought 5 yards of cloth for 28 dollars ; what was that a yard ? | of 25 is 5, and | of 30 is... | |
 | Warren Colburn - 1829 - 258 pages
...18. 47 times are 18 are 846. Ans. 846 dollars. To find any fractional part of a number, divide the number by the denominator of the fraction, and multiply the quotient by the numerator. A man bought 5 yards of cloth for 28 dollars ; what was that a yard? } of 25 is 5, and | of 30 is 6.... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1829 - 196 pages
...3 times. Hence the most rational method of multiplying by a fraction is To DIVIDE the multiplicand by the DENOMINATOR of the fraction, and MULTIPLY the quotient by the NUMERATOR. EXAMPLE. Suppose 5 is to be multiplied by ]. 4) 5 In this operation, it is required to multiply the... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 182 pages
....of £12 by f, as by the former method. Therefore, 223. To multiply a, whole number ly a fraction. RULE.— Divide the whole number by the denominator...fraction, and multiply the quotient by the numerator, — or multiply the whole number by the numerator, and divide the product by the denominator. QUESTIONS... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 186 pages
...product of g!2 by | , as by the former method. Therefore, 223. To multiply a whole number by a fraction. RULE. — Divide the whole number by the denominator...fraction, and multiply the quotient by the numerator, — or multiply the whole number by the numerator, and divide the product by the denominator. QUESTIONS... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - Arithmetic - 1837 - 266 pages
...of J of a barrel, and 3X2=6 the' cost of§, therefore, To multiply a Whole Number by a Fraction — Divide the whole number by the denominator of the...fraction, and multiply the quotient by the numerator. 2. What will 16 yards of cloth cost at f of a dollar per yard ? Operation. As 16, the number of yards,... | |
 | Robert Goodacre - 1839 - 320 pages
...either by taking the proper aliquot parts from the multiplicand ; or, if easier, divide the multiplicand by the denominator of the fraction, and multiply the quotient by the numerator. When there are fractions both in the multiplicand and multiplier, the example will be most easily performed... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - Arithmetic - 1841 - 324 pages
...Multiply the whole number by the numerator of the fraction and divide the product by the denominator, or divide the whole number by the denominator of the...fraction and multiply the quotient by the numerator. cand, we divide by the denominator of the fraction, to obtain that part of the multiplicand to be repeated,... | |
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Divide the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and multiply the quotient by the numerator: Or, Multiply the whole number by the numerator of the fraction, and divide, the product by the denominator. 
